Screen Printing Training Standardization

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News

• Augusta Sportswear Acquires Pacific Headwear – Augusta Sportswear Brands announces the acquisition of Pacific Headwear. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Based in Coburg, Oregon, Pacific Headwear specializes in team and lifestyle headwear and maintains an international presence. The acquisition grows Augusta’s multiline portfolio, which also includes Augusta Sportswear, Holloway, High Five, and an exclusive partnership with Russell Athletic for team uniforms and performance apparel.

• CafePress, a custom T-shirt and merchandise company acquired by Snapfish for more than $25 million in November 2018, has been hacked. According to several reports, the breach happened on Feb. 20 and compromised 23 million customer accounts.

Screen Printing Training Standardization

Matt Marcotte works with T&J Supplies as a business advocate and sales leader. Matt managed a high-volume contract production print shop with national retail clients like Target and Threadless. Matt’s experiences offer valuable insight into developing management skills under tremendous pressure. He writes, teaches, builds relationships, and shares knowledge with hundreds of print shops throughout the midwest. Matt is an advocate for systems-based solutions that resolve production problems before they start.

Aaron: Terry and I both have a passion about education. What’s your own philosophy about training in the workplace.

Terry: What do you say to those business owners and managers who are afraid to share their “secret” formula to success?

Aaron: What do you specifically mean by “standardizing training?”

Terry: Do these concepts translate to other types of decorating, or even to other industries entirely?

Aaron: You and I were both at the recent Skills USA event in Louisville. Can you share your take on that event. What did you see out of those young people?

Terry: You recently had an article in Printwear Magazine Online answering 5 of the most common questions you get about Screen Printing (We will link it in the show notes). People can go read it to get all 5 but we wanted to dig deeper on a few of the questions. How much printing should I be outputting to upgrade into an automatic press?

Aaron: I love bringing up controversial topics, so how about Push or pull?

Terry: More somewhat controversial questions that I discuss with other screen printing trainers. a) From your article – How many coats of emulsion are needed for a proper coating (and what side of the scoop coater do you use)? b) Dip tanks. What is your take on them?